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Oopsie, Phelpsie

April 18, 2013

Photo: Christopher Pasatieri/NYPost

He was not good. From the minute he came into the game it was obvious that the normally reliable Phelps was keeping the ball up – and hittable.

Not that he was the only goat in tonight’s extra-innings loss that denied the Yanks a sweep of the D-Backs. The offense was mostly handcuffed against yet another young pitcher they hadn’t faced, and it was only the solo shots – especially the dramatic homer by Cervelli that tied the game – that made it interesting.

Hughes was much better than previous outings and I couldn’t have asked for more, but the defense was sloppy. My attention wavered throughout; I had YES on the computer and CNN on the TV and was going back and forth between the game and all the developing news. A lot’s happening in our world right now, and sports isn’t high on my list of priorities in the evenings when I can finally sit down and take everything in.

That said, the announcement earlier today about Jeter made my heart sink. I had a feeling he wasn’t coming back any time soon and had almost made peace with Nunez as our substitute everyday shortstop (I said almost), but to actually hear Cashman say that the ankle was broken again was just awful. Was the ankle so weak from wear and tear that it cracked in a different spot? From all those foul balls? From getting back on the field too soon?

Who knows. Maybe the Captain will be okay after the All-Star break and maybe he won’t. What I do know is that no one is more frustrated and disappointed than he is. Joel Sherman tweeted that A-Rod will probably be back before Jeter, and everybody jumped on him for saying it. I really hope it’s not true.

 

Filed Under: Confessions of a She-Fan Tagged With: David Phelps, Derek Jeter, Diamondbacks, Phil Hughes, Yankees

Pronked!

April 17, 2013

Yes, Travis Hafner has a candy bar named after him. At least he did when he was a slugger in Cleveland. Maybe with a few more tie-breaking homers like he hit tonight, he could get the candy company to revive it with him in pinstripes.

His homer saved me from having to gnaw on my fingernails for longer than necessary, so I was grateful. Nice move by Girardi pinch hitting him for Francesco who, despite his first hit, hasn’t shown much.

I didn’t have a good feeling about this game in the early going. CC didn’t look sharp and the Diamondbacks pitcher, Miley Cyrus Wade Miley, was very “on,” throwing strikes and throwing them in quick succession. But CC settled down and the Yankees fought their way back, which is such a good sign on both fronts. And, of course, it all set the stage for Mo to come in and do what he does best. Game over.

There were no Pronk Bars around my house, so I celebrated with this. Much healthier. Tasty too.

 

Filed Under: Confessions of a She-Fan Tagged With: CC Sabathia, Diamondbacks, Larabars, Pronk, Pronk Bar candy bar, Travis Hafner, Yankees

What A Nice Win For #42

April 16, 2013

The Yankees honored Jackie Robinson a day late, but they did it in a very tidy fashion, dispatching the Diamondbacks in a relatively quick and easy victory.

Nova was better than he was the last time he started, but he’s still a work in progress. He got into trouble and couldn’t go deep into the game, but he didn’t have a meltdown inning, which is something. And he gave us a chance to see our terrific bullpen do its thing, including our own everyday #42, the best closer ever.

Cano put runs on the board with his beautiful homer, and the boys tacked on some sweet insurance. What more can we ask for?

Loved the “Sweet Caroline” thing (in spite of how much I dislike the song itself and always have). I was on Twitter during the game and Neil Diamond tweeted about how much it pleased him. Very classy, Yankees.

Speaking of #42, I saw the movie last weekend and thought it did a very good job of showing us what Robinson went through to play in the big leagues. Talk about fortitude and guts, not to mention sheer talent. He was an incredible ballplayer and an even more incredible man.

 

Filed Under: Confessions of a She-Fan Tagged With: Diamondbacks, Ivan Nova, Neil Diamond, Sweet Caroline, Yankees

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Jane Heller is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Her fourteen breezy, witty novels of romantic comedy and suspense are now entertaining millions of readers around the world, along with her two books of nonfiction.

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